Winter Beauty

Tomorrow marks the Winter Solstice and the official beginning of Winter. Here at the farm we like to mark the first day of winter, whether it’s a hike in the woods, late night star gazing, or getting up in the middle of the night to catch a total lunar eclipse.

While many people (myself included) will rave about the fresh green growth each Spring, or the end of a heat wave in Autumn, Winter has its own charms. This is my quiet time of the year usually and I find many good hours are spent in front of the fire knitting when it’s too blustery to be outside for long periods. Now is when I rekindle urges to knit socks, mittens and hats.

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Tvar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src='” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-xxxxxx-x”);pageTracker._trackPageview();I’ve just begun dyeing the heavier yarns so you’ll see a few new colorways now and several more in the next two – three weeks. The yarns can be located on the Worsted and DK Silk/Merino Shop page. These have already had a little test run on my own needles and I’d love to show you what I’ve knit from them – but the projects are part of my holiday stealth knitting and I don’t want to give anything away before Santa makes an appearance. You understand right?